Carmenta verecunda

Carmenta verecunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. verecunda
Binomial name
Carmenta verecunda
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Aegeria verecunda H. Edwards, 1881
  • Carmenta nigra Beutenmüller, 1894
  • Sesia florissantella Cockerell, 1908
  • Euhagena hirsuta Engelhardt, 1946

Carmenta verecunda is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881, and is known from the United States, including Colorado,[2] Utah, California and Arizona.

The larvae feed on Lithospermum ruderale.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Carmenta verecunda (Edwards, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Randy Hardy (June 21, 2013). "Species Carmenta verecunda - Hodges#2615". BugGuide. Retrieved January 12, 2018.


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